Observations in passportspassports: caseworker guidance
HowTells HM Passport Office staff how to add observations to passports.
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GuidanceThis forguidance stafftells of HM Passport Office staff about passport observations, including:
- what they are
- when they are used
- how to add them to a passport
Last updated
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This version of the guidance has been updated to reflect the change in our sovereign from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to His Majesty King Charles III. Also the observations needed for standard passports issued to diplomatic staff and their families have changed and Kings Messenger service passports have changed and a new one has been added.
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Accessible version added.
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Guidance updated with formatting changes throughout.
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First published.
Update history
2025-05-21 12:58
Updates detailed in ‘changes from last version of this guidance’.
2024-08-01 11:12
Guidance updated to remove the instruction to add the APC (Application Processing Centre) office in the restricted validity observation (OBTU).
2022-12-01 16:23
This version of the guidance has been updated to reflect the change in our sovereign from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to His Majesty King Charles III. Also the observations needed for standard passports issued to diplomatic staff and their families have changed and Kings Messenger service passports have changed and a new one has been added.
2022-10-06 11:01
Accessible version added.